The Chambolle village 2006 from Dujac is not showing at the moment. In the nose rich and forward fruit - red and dark berries, prune and soy - currently not very precise and transparent. On the palate openly knit, quite weighty and a bit alcoholic - not very focused at the currently. Have tasted …
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Odds and ends around Christmas and New Year
I tasted quite a few interesting wines at social gatherings while celebrating Christmas and New Year. Lafon galore .. the good, the ugly Starting out with the whites I tasted three wines from Comte Lafon two 2004s - Les Perrieres and Les Charmes, and one sadly premoxed example of the 2001 …
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Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 1989
The 1989 Bonnes Mares from Domaine Dujac is a big wine ... in the best sense of the word. In the nose deep red and dark fruit, matured but not fully unfolded, with delicate notes of sous-bois and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate very fine concentration, rich and generous ... deep rather dark …
Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux Monts 2012
The 2012 Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux Monts from Domaine Dujac is still very youthfull .. yet somehow its showing a lovely side when the initial reduction blows away. In the bouquet a slight reduction ... then a rich fruity nose ... quite focused with airy notes of blueberries, elderberries and …
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Vineyard Insight: Clos Saint-Denis – the queen of Morey
Clos Saint-Denis is the somewhat unknown star of Morey-Saint-Denis ... often overshadowed by its neighbour Clos de la Roche. This is however a vineyard that should not be missed ... with its more floral and lightfooted expression of Morey ... the queen of the appellation ... more refined and …
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